Open source alternatives to Front

3 open source projects replace Front, ranked by how safe each is to depend on.

Zammad

95 · Healthy

Ticketing and helpdesk system with email, chat, phone and social channels in one view.

AGPL-3.0★ 6.0kLast commit yesterday

Chatwoot

89 · Healthy

Omnichannel customer support inbox covering website chat, email, WhatsApp and social channels.

Free core, paid extrasMIT★ 38kLast commit today

FreeScout

76 · Stable

Shared-inbox helpdesk in PHP, close in spirit to Help Scout, extended through modules.

AGPL-3.0★ 4.6kLast commit 6 days ago

Source-available and unverified licenses

The code for these is public, but the license is not an OSI open source license, or we have not verified it yet. Check the license notes on each project before relying on it.

Chaskiq

36 · At risk

Live chat, help center and in-app messaging platform with bots and outbound campaigns.

Free, no resellingAGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause★ 3.6kLast commit 3 months ago

Chatwoot

89 · Healthy

FreeScout

76 · Stable

Chaskiq

36 · At risk

At a glance

Health and license are separate verdicts: a project can be well maintained and still not be open source.

Project	Health	License	Stars	Last commit
Zammad	95 · Healthy	Free, share hosted changesAGPL-3.0	6.0k	yesterday
Chatwoot	89 · Healthy	Free core, paid extrasMIT	38k	today
FreeScout	76 · Stable	Free, share hosted changesAGPL-3.0	4.6k	6 days ago
Chaskiq	36 · At risk	Free, no resellingAGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause	3.6k	3 months ago

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